PM Anthony Albanese calls the birth defects scandal one of Australia's "darkest" medical chapters.

Tokyo police arrested a 29-year-old Chinese man on Wednesday morning over the stabbing of a 24-year-old woman outside an apartment in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. (News On Japan)

With over 6,000 classifications on Spotify, fewer fans choose their music by genre in the digital age.

Russia says it will withdraw from the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. The Russian representative made the announcement at a general meeting of the Bureau International des Expositions in Paris on Tuesday. (NHK)

Ryo Hisatsune was voted as the European tour's top rookie on Tuesday after a memorable season that saw the 21-year-old Japanese player win the French Open and earn dual membership with the PGA Tour. (Japan Today)

Main Gate, Ichonamiki St, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo Hospital... (Video Street View Japan)

An explosive eruption sends volcanic rock hurtling into the sea around Niijima Island, south of Tokyo.

Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton honour another former US first lady.

Tamara was married at 12 and a mother at 13 - one of millions worldwide who marry before 18.

Investigators are looking for clues on whether the attack on three Palestinian men was a hate crime.

After talks between UK and Greek leaders are cancelled, our Europe correspondent gauges the response in Athens.

A decade since disaster struck a busy Glasgow pub, survivor Michael Byrne speaks of the impact the tragedy had on him.

A total of 180 Palestinian prisoners have now been released from Israeli jails since last Friday.

British-Israeli Noam Sagi spoke to the BBC after his mother Ada was freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza.

This is Japan's Worst, Tiniest, and CHEAPEST Hotel... But it's also in Japan's Most DANGEROUS Area [WARNING] - Japanese people call this area The Slum of Japan and it is filled with cheap and tiny hotels. (Tokyo Lens)

In this episode I explore Tokyo's famous nightlife, Tokyo has many entertainment districts and I hit up the most popular ones like Shinjuku and Shibuya which offer plenty of weird and wacky options! (Malini Angelica)

The ex-President emerged from home hospice care to attend a memorial service for his wife of 77 years.

Heavy snow blankets northern states creating dangerous conditions in first major snowfall of the season.

The disgraced lawyer, already serving two life terms for murder, gets a 27-year sentence for financial fraud.

A Japanese government survey shows last year there were record high percentages of overweight children in many age groups, possibly due to pandemic-related lifestyle changes. (NHK)